EU referendum key papers this week

Justin Welby: "The EU debate is not all about us. It's about our vision for the world." - See more at: https://www.politicshome.com/home-affairs-foreign-and-defence/articles/house/justin-welby-eu-debate-not-all-about-us-its-about#sthash.ferIoxAb.dpuf

In Conversation with Hilary Benn about Britain and Europe LSE Public event 17th March . Recording available.

Archbishop of Canterbury Interview for the House Magazine- covers EU matters.

Leaving the EU Implications for the UK economy. CBI 

Vote remain the only  route  to a fairer Britain- Ed Miliband speech

Vote leave analysis of costs of remaining in the EU

Observer poll on British attitudes towards Europe  

Assessing the Economic Implications of Brexit - Oxford Economics.

Moodys - Brexit poses manageable credit challenges for UK and EU- summary

Eurosceptics tweets after Brussells events- interesting posting from the Conversation.

Republic of Congo presidential elections - get the facts from our recommended resources

Presidential elections took place in Congo-Brazzaville this week.
Reuters reported on a media blackout
African Union is monitoring the conduct of the elections.

For background information on the human rights situation in the region see recent reports from
Amnesty International.
Freedom House refers to the region as not free
Human Rights Watch reports.


Guides to the electoral system and previous elections.
IFES election guide has facts and figures, plus information about the constitution and electoral system.
ACE Electoral project has a wealth of news stories and reports from previous elections
The Official electoral commission also has news, details and reports from 2013 onwards  (French).

News Coverage
Al-Jazeera
Le Monde
Agence d’information d’Afrique Centrale (Government support)
Africa News
All.Africa.com 

Al-Jazeera journalist Haru Mutasa noted irregularities on voter rolls she saw as she observed the election. see examples on her twitter feed look at tweets from sunday 20th

 

EU referendum key reports this week

Britain's special status in Europe

Andrew Duff - A comprehensive assessment of the UK-EU deal and its consequences. Policy Network

A positive case for Britain’s future in a reformed EU Jo Johnson speech

Charity Commissioner regulatory guidance on the EU referendum. 

This occurred after the Telegraph published concerns that charities were taking political positions on the referendum

CLA (Country Land & Business Association) Leave or remain report. The decisions politicians must make to support the rural economy.

Treasury Select Committee Hearing – The economic and financial costs and benefits of UK's EU membership: Mark Carney and Jon Cunliffe- letter and hearing from Bank of England website.

A practitioner’s guide to Brexit – exploring its consequences and alternatives to EU membership” TheCityUk

SUN newspaper- Queen is supporter of Brexit story.

EU referendum key papers this week

The UK’s EU referendum 2016 explained- Useful background pages from the House of Commons Library

Foreign Secretary speech on alternatives to EU membership, delivered at Chatham House 2nd March 2016.

Emmanuel Macron interview: edited transcript FT- French finance minister on implications of Brexit.


Alternatives to membership: possible models for the United Kingdom outside the European Union - Foreign Office paper

John Longworth: EU referendum a choice ‘between the devil and the deep blue sea’ Speech at British Chambers of Commerce Annual Conference 2016.

Statement from Car manufacturer Toyota 

Britain must stay in the EU to protect itself from Isil, former military chiefs say Letter to Telegraph 23rd Feb 2016

EU referendum - resources for tracing polls

Following on from the resources listed in our previous posts
Here are some useful starting points for tracing the latest polls. Remember to check the methodology used.

The What UK Thinks: EU Poll of Polls from the NatCen for Social Research is based on the average share of the vote for ‘Leave’ and ‘Remain’ in the six most recent polls of voting intentions in the EU Referendum.

IPSO Mori polls archive of EU topics.
YouGov polls
Com Res
ORB international has some brexit polls
Evening standard BMG polls.
Survation polls
ICM EU referendum tracker.

 

Ireland elections - follow the news and commentary

Following on from our initial research links post

Here are some sites for news comment.

Google News has links to headlines. and incoming results.

Irish Times - results hub. The main website also has news, views and analysis

Independent

The Journal coverage

RTE coverage. This includes podcasts explaining the system! The RTE player also has prime time leaders debates that you can watch online. Read some commentary from the Journal live blog on this


Commentary

The Conversation- UK academics.

Slugger O'Toole has comment and discussion

Adrian Kavanagh- lecturer in Maynooth University Department of Geography,


The Irish Politics Forum A PSAI blog for discussion of politics, policy and political reform

Dr Eoin O'Malley (DCU) provides regularly-updated analyses of the election campaign here.

Irish Political studies journal has created a special virtual issue of articles - free access to articles it published on the 2007 election and the Irish political system

Ireland elections - get started with our research links

The Irish general election of 2016 took place on Friday, 26 February. Here are some recommended links for researchers and students to get started with this topic.

Ireland has a complex electoral system see the Proportional Representation (PR)/Single Transferable Vote (STV) guide from the Journal
Official government orders relating to the 2016 election.
IFES guides to past elections and results.

Key Parties contesting the election.
With links to their manifestoes

	Fine Gael - Let's Keep the Recovery Going Labour Party- Standing Up for Ireland's Future Fianna Fáil- An Ireland for All Sinn Féin- Better with Sinn Féin AAA Real Change not Spare Change Social Democrats Building a Better Future 2016–2026 Green Party think ahead act now AAA–PBP Common Principles: Radical Alternatives and Real Equality PBP Share the Wealth: An Alternative Vision for Ireland Renua Rewarding Work Rebuilding Trust